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Air Swimmers (naturally) are large helium balloons dressed up like Great Whites, Bass, and Clownfish. All are made of heavy-duty nylon and measure about five feet long. They’re controlled via an infrared remote and can swim up, down, and even make 360-degree turns. Thanks to something the company calls “lifelike swimming motion,” they’ll look pretty damn real in the process. RELATED: The 6 Best Travel Trailers You Can Buy For The Cost of a Kia That said, the creatures are designed for indoor use only and have a range of about 40ft....

The silvery, sand-like remains of my father and my uncle were packed in four plastic bags inside a bright blue Tiffany’s box. Beside this box, stowed out of the wind under the boat’s teak bench seat, were three bundles of white lilies. My wife was holding an open bottle of Dom Pérignon in one hand and our one-year-old son, dressed in his sister’s hand-me-down pink life jacket, in the other....

RELATED: The Most Dangerous Toys and Baby Products Recalled in 2017 According to multiple government agencies who keep tabs on safety recalls ⏤ most prominently the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which has jurisdiction over more than 15,000 kinds of consumer products ⏤ there have been 10 scooters, electric skateboards, and battery-powered ride-on cars recalled in the last three years, excluding hoverboards (that’s an entirely different, and again, exhaustive list)....

After Twitter trolls said that the mask was ineffective, Milano clapped back and told naysayers that the mask has a carbon filter in it, which is an insert many people use to add an extra layer of protection in their masks, whether or not their masks are perforated. They filter airborne particles and many people use them to double up on their protection from coronavirus and from dangerous, virus-spreading particulates....

This comes after, in mid-March, Buzzfeed News broke a story about Facebook and Instagram executives working on developing an Instagram for children under 13, specifically. This news has clearly not been received positively by attorneys general, who have urged Facebook to stop with their plans immediately. Here’s what the Instagram for kids plan is, and what the attorneys general letter says. What is Instagram for Kids? Instagram for Kids, per Buzzfeed’s reporting, is a so-called kid-friendly version of the app that is being developed at the company, which is owned by Facebook....

Firefighters in Australia have been fighting cataclysmic wildfires for months, and multiple firefighters are among the 34 people whose lives have been lost. The special edition Funko Pop! figurine, “Bushfire Heroes,” puts their standard uniform—a white helmet with face shield, yellow uniform with reflective strips, white gloves, and brown boots—onto the company’s signature large-headed, wide-eyed figurine. There’s even a koala climbing up the doll’s leg to complete the look. The new figurine is available exclusively at Popcultcha, an Australian purveyor of pop culture memorabilia and toys....

Edgewell Personal Care Company announced it had issued a voluntary recall of three batches of one type of its popular Banana Boat sunscreen. “We know that you love our products, and we are conducting this recall out of an abundance of caution,” a statement posted to the company’s website read. Here’s what you need to know. Which Banana Boat sunscreen products are being recalled? According to the voluntary recall notice shared by the U....

“We need to take a hard look at how we are educating our kids — from childcare to graduate school,” he writes. “While psychologists tell us that the first four years of life are the most important in terms of human intellectual and emotional growth, it’s hard to deny that our childcare system is in disarray.” As Sanders mentions, childcare costs are “unaffordable for many working parents.” He’s not wrong: One study found that 72% of families spend at least 10% of their income on childcare, exceeding the U....

Here are the best action figures and dolls for kids — the ones that parents will want to play with even when there aren’t any kids around. Disney Spider-Man Talking Action Figure This 13-inch-tall Spidey is an old-school action figure that does the basics right. Its joints are fully poseable and plastic “webs” can be stuck into his hands and then fired up to two feet with the press of a button....

The report, which looks at 150 of the most populous metros in the United States, is “intended to help readers make the most informed decision when choosing where to settle down.” The report and rankings are based on several metrics including the quality of healthcare, schools, cost of living, and access to affordable housing and well-paying jobs. Data from several sources, including U.S. News’ internal resources, the U.S. Department of Labor, the FBI, and the U....

RELATED: The 8 Best Spanish Language Kids Shows Ever Made Coco The latest from Pixar is not only just another award-winning classic in Disney’s library; it’s also their first animated film to focus predominantly on Latino culture with Latino characters. Coco follows the story of Miguel and his dog Dante, but it’s also built around a Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead, also known as the much cooler version of Halloween....

Dads who find time to work out: kudos. But parents know that kids tend to take over whatever free time used to be dedicated to meal prep and fitness, so the “dad bod” can creep up fast. That’s why, if you’re making a smoothie, a protein powder is an easy way to boost your protein intake for the day to help you build muscle. A vegan protein powder simply means that the protein comes from plants rather than animals....

What Is the Student Loan Forgiveness Program? In August, the Biden administration released details on its student debt forgiveness plan. The federal government will cancel $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower who make under $125,000 a year. In addition, anyone who received the Pell Grant and makes under $125,000 a year will have up to $20,000 in student loan debt canceled. Significant reforms to income-driven repayment programs have also been proposed — reforms that could pay dividends for borrowers down the line and make student loans much easier to manage....

Despite campaign promises to address the student loan crisis, forgive at least $10,000 in debt per borrower, and consider more thorough loan forgiveness, the Biden Administration has continued to chip away at the crisis piece by piece. While the Biden admin looks at widespread forgiveness and cancels broad swathes of debt for people who were defrauded at for-profit colleges, they’ve also looked at another part of the problem that has made the crisis so bad: student loan interest....

When William Lee, the actor who played store owner Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street died in 1982, the show’s creative team was left wondering how to navigate through the loss. Unlike Muppets, people do die, of course, and simply recasting him wouldn’t do. But because the show, at its core, was about educating, on episode #1839, art imitated life on the street and Mr. Hooper, the friendly grown-up children knew and loved, was revealed as having passed away....

The question is asked at the tail-end of the new, beautiful trailer for The Eternals, and when Ikaris (Richard Madden) responds, “I could do it,” the assembled Eternals — immortal beings who are watching over humanity — all laugh dismissively. The message is clear. These folks, the titular Eternals, are way more powerful and perhaps, more influential than any of “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.” The new trailer for Eternals (watch below) is beautiful, breathtaking, and, above all, uplifting....

For the uninformed, Cadbury Mini Eggs are a candy only available during Easter season. They are bite-sized spherical chocolates covered in a speckled white, yellow, purple, and pink candy shell that is meant to resemble a tiny egg. They sound like M&Ms, right? They are not. They are bigger. And they are much, much better. M&Ms should be thankful that the Mini Eggs only appear once a year because otherwise we’d have anthropomorphized Mini Eggs welcoming us all to the movies and the M&Ms would be out of a pretty nice gig....

Basso was able to get more than 150 bikers to show up to escort Xander to school, and many residents showed their support for the bikers and Xander by gathering around the school and cheering them on. According to Basso, “The streets were lined with people who pulled over, clapping hands, tooting horns … it was emotional. I was walking towards the front of the school with a lump in my throat....

The CDC suggests fully vaccinated, and unvaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings in its new recommendations, only in areas across the country where COVID-19 is spreading the fastest. (For unvaccinated people, you should be wearing a mask in basically most contexts.) And some states really need to be following this updated guidance. Experts are worried about the Delta variant, which is causing cases to rise all over the country....